Rubber stamp mount



March 27, 1934. s. M. WEISSMAN RUBBER STAMP MOUNT Filed July 31, 1933 Patented Mar. 27, 1934 urrso STATES PATENT cries RUBBER STAMP MOUNT Samuel M. Weissman, Chicago, IlL, assigns-:- to Samuel M. tteissman and Frank F. Crawford,

Chicago, 11.,

eopartners doing business as This. invention relates to improvements in rubber stamp mounts and it consists of the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

.5 As heretofore made, rubber stamps included a furniture or base block of wood, having a stained or varnished surface and bore some place thereon, an index label showing the impression made by the stamp. Usually this index label 1g is a piece of celluloid covered paper and it was either cemented fiat on the base block or the base block was. provided with a grooved seat therefor in an attempt to hold the'label against curling or buckling.

While the wood ordinarily used for the furniture or base is a hard wood, such as birch, the base sometimes. fails to stand up under the hard usage it receives. When such rubber stamps are shipped by express, parcel post, etc., in protecting boxes, many times they arrive at their destination bad order,in that the corners were chipped or split. When the bases are of the kind having beaded corners, this chipping and splitting is more apt to occur.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a mount construction for a rubber stamp, which avoids all objections above mentioned and which construction, though strong and of a more attractive appearance, does not increase the cost of the stamp.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mount of this kind wherein the sides thereof are protected with a metal sheathing and which sheathing, when it is so desired, may

be made to hold the index label in place against curling, bulging or displacement.

Still another object of the invention is to provide amount'fcr this purpose, wherein a softer and less expensive wood may be employed in the 40 furniture or base block of the mount and which wood is armored or protected with a metal sheathing so that the mount readily withstands the hard usage which it may receive, without showing signs of wear. I

The above mentioned objects of the invention, as well as others, together with the many advantages thereof, will more fully appear as I proceed with my specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rubber stamp mount embodying one form of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation thereof on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the mount; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Referring now in detail to that embodiment of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 thereof, 1 indicates, as a whole, the base block or furniture of the mount, as it is sometimes called. This base block, which may be made of a wood softer than the sccalled hard wood formerly used for this purpose, is of a generally rectangular cross section and is oi any suitable length according to the size of the rubber stamp to be made. As shown herein, said base block is provided at its top and bottom corners with heads 2 and3 respectively.

The top corner beads 2 project outwardly beyond the plane of the sides 4 and above the pl ne of the top 5 of the base block, while the bottom corner beads 3 project outwardly beyond the plane of the sides 4 and below the plane of the bottom 6 of the base block.

On the bottom 6 of the block between the beads 3 there is suitably secured a cushion '7 which carries the die 8. The cushion is usually made of sponge rubber and the die which is made of ru. her is formed to produce the impression desired. Ordinarily'the cushion is cemented to the block and the die is cemented to the cushion. If de sired, the cushion may be omitted and the die cemented directly to the bottom 6 of the base block;

On the top surface 5 of the base block there is usually mounted an index label to show the impression made by the die. Said label usually constitutes a piece of paper 9 bearing a die impression and which paper is adhered to a piece of transparent protecting celluloid 10.

The label mentioned is usually of a length approximating that of the base block and of a width approximating that of the top surface 5 between the beads 22. If desired, this label be cemented to said surface 5.

The sides of the base block and the beads 2 and 3 associated therewith are armored or ccvered with a metallic protecting sheathing ll--ll. The top and bottom margins of each sheathing are made as headings l2 and 13, each to receive or embrace an associated base block bead 2 and 3 respectively and which they embrace with a hook-like action. The beading l2 terminates in a longitudinal flange 14 that overhangs the associated margin of the index label comprising the paper and celluloid sheets 9 and 10 with a pressure that holds said margin against curling and accidental displacement.

The beading 13 terminates at its free margin in an inturned flange 15 that engages in an associated slit 16 formed in the corner junction of the bottom 6 and bead 3 of the base block.

If desired the base block may be provided at a central point on its top or index label side with a conventional handle 1'7. Such a handle is provided with a bottom extension stud 18 adapted for a good snug fit in a recess 19 provided therefor in the top of the base block.

In Fig. 4 is illustrated a slightly modified form of structure wherein a relatively high base block is employed and the same formed to provide the handle for the stamp mounting. With such an arrangement the top surface 5a of the base block 1a is arranged at an inclination to the die 8a to receive an index label made up of the paper and celluloid sheets 9a and 10a. The sheathings llal 1a are made to conform to the shape of the side 4c of the base block and have the headings 12a and 13a as before to embrace the beads 2a and 3a of the base block and to engage the margins of the label to hold the same in position.

With the construction described, the sheathings not only protect the corners of the base block but they also reinforce the sides thereof. Thus a less costly wood may be employed for the furniture or base block and the necessity of providing a stained and varnished finish therefor is eliminated.

Again, when the stamp mount is shipped parcel post or otherwise, the sheathings with their beadings protects the beads of the block against damage and breakage. With the armored or sheathed sides, a more attractive and ornamentally finished stamp results which is not out of harmony with other business devices usually found upon desks and tables where ruber stamps are employed.

The improved stamp mount, eliminating the stain and varnish finishes as it does, may be produced at a low cost and will give a longer period of service Without breakage.

While in describing the invention, I have referred in detail to the form, arrangement and construction of the various parts thereof, the same is to be considered only in an illustrative sense, so that I -do not Wish to be limited thereto, except as nay be specifically set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces, a protective sheathing for each side surface and each including a flange along at least one margin for engagement with the block to secure said sheathing in place upon the base block.

2. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top and bottom surfaces and side surfaces, and a protective sheathing for each side surface, each sheathing having at least one marginal flange engaged in a groove provided therefor in said base block.

3. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces and having top corner beads, and a protective sheathing for each side surface and each formed with a beading portion embracing an associated corner bead of the base block.

4. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces and also having top and bottom corner beads, and a protective sheathing for each side surface and each formed with a beading portion embracing associated top and bottom corner beads of the base block.

5. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces, a die operatively secured to said bottom surface, an index label on the top surface and a protective sheathing for each side surface and each having a portion overhanging and engaged upon an associated marginal portion of the index label to hold the same in place upon said top surface.

6. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces, a die operatively secured to said bottom surface, an index label on the top surface, a protective sheathing on each side surface, the top marginal part of each sheathing being bent over to engage upon an associated marginal. part of the index label, and means for securing the bottom marginal part of each sheathing to a bottom portion of the base block.

'7. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces, a die operatively secured to said bottom surface, an index label on the top surface, a protective sheathing on each side surface, the top marginal part of each sheathing being bent over to engage upon an associated marginal part of the index label, and means providing a bent over beading connection for the bottom marginal part of each sheathing with said base block.

8. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces, and also having top corner beads, a die operatively secured to said bottom surface, an index label on the top surface, a protective sheathing for each side surface and each having a beading embracing an associated top corner bead and engaged with a marginal part of the index label, and means associated with another part of each sheathing for securing the same in operative position on said base block.

9. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces, and also having top corner beads, a die operatively secured to said bottom surface, an index label on the top surface, a protective sheathing for each side surface and each having a beading embracing an associated top corner bead and terminating in a flange engaged with a marginal part of the index label, and means associated with another part of each sheathing for securing the same in operative relation on the base block.

10. A rubber stamp mount embodying therein a base block having top, bottom and side surfaces and top and bottom corner beads, a die operatively secured to said bottom surface, an index label on said top surface between the top corner beads, and a protective sheathing for each side surface and each having top and bottom margins formed to provide headings that embrace associated top and bottom corner beads of the base block, the top beading of each sheathing being formed to overhang and engage upon an associated margin of the index label.

SAMUEL IVI. WEISSNAN. 

